Ohio vs. Ball State prediction: Ohio favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/16/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Friday at 8:30 PM ET as the favored Ohio takes on Ball State in men's college basketball action at John E. Worthen Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Ohio as the most likely winner of the Ohio vs. Ball State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Ohio vs. Ball State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Ohio and Ball State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Ohio a 67% chance of defeating Ball State. Our predicted final score has Ohio winning 75-71.

According to our model, Ball State (+5.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 146.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Ohio vs. Ball State odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Ohio vs. Ball State picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: